National Cotton Council of America
Beltwide Cotton Conferences
January 8-11, 2008
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee
The Cotton Foundation

Recorded Presentations

Friday, January 11, 2008 - 10:30 AM

Assessing the Impact of Harvest Aid Timing on Fibre Quality and Textile Performance

Robert L. Long1, Michael P. Bange2, and Stuart G. Gordon1. (1) CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology, Henry Street, PO Box 21, Belmont, 3216, Australia, (2) CSIRO and Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, Locked Bag 59, NSW, Narrabri, 2390, Australia

The paper details the impact of harvest aid timing treatments on the fibre quality and textile performance attributes for a standard Australian Gossypium hirsutum variety.